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Python Python Basics Meet Python Create a Variable

Posted by Marcus Cole
Marcus Cole
55 Points

Whats wrong with this line?

I'm pretty new and I just need a little help with why I keep getting Syntax Error.

using_variables.py 
(favorite_color)="blue"
print("the color "favorite color" is my favorite")
Ben Basuni
Ben Basuni
7,695 Points

You can't do that in python. You would need to use format or the + symbol.

Using Format: 

(favorite_color)="blue"
print("the color {} is my favorite".format(favorite_color))

Using + symbol: 

(favorite_color)="blue"
print('the color ' + favorite_color + ' is my favorite')

Hope this helps.

2 Answers

Antonio De Rose
Antonio De Rose
20,885 Points
Antonio De Rose
Antonio De Rose
20,885 Points 
(favorite_color)="blue" #cant have a bracket to assign a variable
print("the color "favorite color" is my favorite") # where are the commas to seperate a variable to string, there should be 2 commas, and the variable name assigned at the top differs to one is been used.
Curtis Vanzandt
Curtis Vanzandt
9,165 Points
Curtis Vanzandt
Curtis Vanzandt
9,165 Points

Two things I see here:

(favorite_color)="blue"
#  Don't necessarily know if this is the main issue, but there's no need to wrap the variable name in parentheses.

print("the color "favorite color" is my favorite")
#  This is likely your main issue. You aren't concatenating this string correctly. Correct ways to concatenate this would be:
print("The color " + favorite_color + " is my favorite")
print("The color", favorite_color, "is my favorite")
print("The color {} is my favorite".format(favorite_color))
print("The color %s is my favorite" % favorite_color)

Hope this helps!